<p>What is the Free Hit chip in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) and when should it be used?</p>
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<h2>What is a Free Hit in FPL?</h2>
<p>The Free Hit gives FPL managers the chance to make unlimited changes to their team &#8211; without points hits &#8211; for one gameweek only.</p>
<p>This allows them to target a particular set of fixtures, typically in a blank or double gameweek.</p>
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<p>Any changes made only last for one gameweek though, with all the players owned before activating the Free Hit returning for the next gameweek.</p>
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<h2>What&#8217;s the difference between the Free Hit and Wildcard?</h2>
<p>The key difference between both chips is that changes only last for one gameweek on a Free Hit, whereas on Wildcard any transfers last beyond a single week.</p>
<p>If you activate the Free Hit in Gameweek 29, for example, your squad will revert back to how it was before you made those transfers when Gameweek 30 arrives.</p>
<h2>How do you activate the Free Hit in FPL?</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;re using the FPL app, you can make changes to your team as normal on the transfers page. When you click &#8216;next&#8217;, you&#8217;ll be taken to the confirm transfers page.</p>
<p>Before confirming the transfers, click on the &#8216;Free Hit Available&#8217; button in the bottom right of the screen &#8211; and then click &#8216;confirm&#8217;.</p>
<p>On the FPL website itself, once you go to make your transfers, the &#8216;Play Free Hit&#8217; button appears above the &#8216;confirm transfers&#8217; option.</p>
<h2>Can you cancel your Free Hit once it&#8217;s activated?</h2>
<p>Once you play the Free Hit, you cannot cancel it.</p>
<p>Ensure that you&#8217;re ready to deviate from your normal team before activating the chip.</p>
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<h2>How many Free Hits do you get in FPL?</h2>
<p>Unlike the Wildcard, which can be used twice in a single season, FPL managers only get one Free Hit.</p>
<p>In the 2021/22 season, FPL gave managers two Free Hits due to unprecedented fixture disruption but since then, it has reverted back to one.</p>
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<h2><strong>When should I use my Free Hit?</strong></h2>
<p>Some FPL managers use the Free Hit to navigate <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/blank-gameweek-in-fantasy-premier-league">blank gameweeks</a>.</p>
<p>A blank gameweek in FPL  is caused by the rearrangement of fixtures due to other cup competitions.</p>
<p>It is when several teams do not play within a gameweek so it may be a struggle to field 11 players in your fantasy team.</p>
<p>Instead of getting rid of their players and losing some of the best FPL assets, FPL managers can just Free Hit them out of their squads and get those players back for the following gameweek.</p>
<p>These blanks help to form <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/double-gameweek-in-fantasy-premier-league">double gameweeks</a> in the future. Postponed fixtures will fall under an existing gameweek, so these teams would have two matches within a particular gameweek as a result.</p>
<p>Using the Free Hit more aggressively in a double gameweek when most other FPL managers play it during a blank could also be a popular strategy.</p>
<p>This proved to be the case in Double Gameweek 34 in 2023/24, when there were some massive scores &#8211; in stark contrast to Blank Gameweek 29, which was incredibly low scoring.</p>
<h2>How do I pick the best Free Hit team?</h2>
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